Meaning and background
The story behind Mayfield
Mayfield sounds as though it might mean a field full of spring flowers, but surname evidence points elsewhere. The family name is traced principally to a Staffordshire place whose Old English elements refer to an assembly or meeting place and open country. A Sussex place is another possible but less likely source for the surname. For a dog, Mayfield has a pastoral sound, although the tempting modern word-by-word interpretation is not historically reliable.
- Origin
- English habitational surname, principally from Staffordshire Mayfield, from Old English mæthel “assembly” and feld “open country”. Source
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About Mayfield
Recorded as a dog’s name
Mayfield appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/meɪfild/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/meɪfild/ · primary stress on syllable 1M EY1 F IY2 L D
/meɪfɪld/ · primary stress on syllable 1M EY1 F IH0 L D
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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